Wednesday, November 29, 2017

THE MIRACLE OF ANSWERED PRAYER

“Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy…”Psalm 82:3-4

Meet baby Grace. This summer in a Ugandan orphanage we held
her. We snuggled her. And we fell in love with her. Daily, we’ve been specifically praying for
her. This fall our missionary friend wrote us.

“Please
pray for beautiful baby Grace. Her needs
are deep and have gone unmet for too long. Lately there are tears streaming
down her face all day long. Her cry is
gentle, it doesn't demand comfort. She
is just quietly begging for it. But she gets overlooked, forgotten. Amongst the many strong personalities at the
orphanage, Grace is often left in the background. When she sees me, her eyes
follow me. It's like she is asking me "do
you see me, I know you do, please help me." I pick her up, determined to focus on her and
only her. But by this point, five other children are crawling all over my legs.
Three others are now also crying...

But
today I knew where I need to focus my attention. I put on worship music and I
begin to slowly pray over baby Grace. She falls asleep almost immediately. I
turn her so I can see her sweet face. I feel a mothers love come over me. I
sense she has never been held like this. I feel her pain. I see into her
soul. I pray the comfort of the Fathers love for her. She is frail, sensitive,
and deserves all the love she needs.

There
are 50+ children under age five in this orphanage. So the focus has to be on
taking care of the physical needs. Often
the overwhelmed hired staff only have the time and energy to feed, diaper and
bathe. And then it’s off to a crib the kids go… and stay. Grace needs a family.
However international adoption is illegal. And Ugandan families hardly ever
adopt.”

But our God is a God of
miracles. We are SO EXCITED to share
that on 11.10.17 we received word. A local Ugandan family is adopting baby Grace!
May we never underestimate the power of prayer! This is truly a
miracle as the concept of adoption is foreign to most Ugandans.

“The
earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful
results.”